Bride and Groom – Together before the Ceremony

Bride and Groom – Together before the Ceremony Sarah Fisher
2016-11-25T14:35:39+00:00

It is a widely accepted tradition that the groom should not see the bride on the wedding day before the ceremony or bad luck will befall them both. The origins of this are a little sketchy but it is thought that it stems from the days of arranged marriages where the object was to marry the bride to a rich family and bring wealth into the family. If the groom saw the bride before the ceremony and didn’t like the look of her, he might change his mind and the arrangement would be broken. If he only saw her at the altar however, it would be too late to back out, whatever he thought of her looks. Not a very romantic idea at all and applicable in mercifully few cases (in the UK at least)! These days, people hold to the tradition in the main part so that the groom really gets the ‘wow factor’ when the bride makes her entrance which is a much nicer reason to focus on. However, there is a growing trend of the bride and groom spending a few moments together before the ceremony although they are not able to see each other. As well as helping to calm wedding nerves, this also can generate some very beautiful photographs. Actually it is getting more popular in America to do all of the photographs before the ceremony when everyone is at their freshest so the bride and groom can relax and enjoy their drinks reception afterwards – but to be honest, I’m a big fan of seeing the look on a groom’s face as he sees his bride walking down the aisle so I’m kind of hoping that it doesn’t catch on.

One of the simplest and most popular way to accomplish this is to use a door with the bride and groom on either side. They can reach around and hold hands but they can’t see each other. Alternatively you could blindfold the groom (apparently it is OK for the bride to see the groom – I guess no-one worried about her backing out of arrangement as historically that wouldn’t have been an option) or both the bride and groom and lead them towards each other for some time together before the ceremony. I’ve also seen some beautiful photographs with the bride and groom around the corner from each other, a great way to take some nerve settling time, exchange gifts or love letters. You could also use different levels of a building or stair case – as long as the bride is on the top layer and you can trust the groom not to sneak a glance upwards – makes for a great wedding image!

Took our son to have photos done when he was 4 months old as first part of the “joey club” package. Absolutely thrilled with the photos and Sarah is lovely! Look forward to the next session in a few months. Thoroughly recommend.

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Lucy

We’ve visited Sarah twice now for Scarlet’s Joey club sessions and both times our expectations have been exceeded! Sarah is a fab photographer with great ideas and sets. She always has time for my ideas too! She put Scarlet to ease (and us) and got lots of fantastic shots of our little girl & us. We’re so happy with all of the photos so far and are looking forward to coming back for the 1 year session in 4 months. Thank you Sarah! X

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Becky

We had a lovely maternity photoshoot with Sarah a couple of weeks ago and absolutely love the photos. It was a lovely way to remember the last few weeks of my pregnancy and a chance for daddy to be in some of the photos too. We will see you again when she decides to make an appearance! Thank you!

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Stephanie

I would just like to say a massive thank you to Sarah my daughter had her 14th birthday and took some friends for a photo shoot Sarah was incredibly friendly super organised and took some fab shots can’t wait to see the photos the girls said it was amazing and what a fab experience so thanks once again

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Sarah

Took our daughter Skylar for her newborn photos on Good Friday.. Sarah was wonderful with her, made us feel total relaxed, received the photos last night and they are amazing!! Would recommend this talented lady!! Look forward to see you again for more pic of Skylar through the years!

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Claire

My daughter Sydney had her photographs taken by Sarah yesterday, what a fantastic photographer, Sarah put Sydney totally at ease and has such an amazing manner with children. I cannot recommend Sarah highly enough, the studio is great and Sarah is very welcoming. We can’t wait to see the photos. Thank you so much.

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Jane

Absolutely fabulous pics of my newborn son who was rather grumpy and wouldn’t stop crying and screaming. Sarah calmed him down and was very patient with him so we did get a decent set of pics first time around. Offered us a 2nd shoot to complete his set of pics and the outcome was absolutely brilliant, everybody loved the pictures and I can’t wait to take him again when he’s 4 months old. Maternity shoot a month before was just as brilliant, bump pics of me and my partner are fantastic, love them! Thoroughly recommended.

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My girls loved coming to the magical Forest for their photos yesterday… made the magic of fairies even more real for them, they loved they got to become a fairy. Definitely would recommend having pictures done with this lady.

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I’ve been to Sarah for a few different styles of photography now and I can honestly say she never disappoints! My sons newborn shoots are phenomenal and his joey club shoots are just gorgeous, I can’t wait for the 1 year cake smash 🙂
I have witnessed Sarah in her element in a fairy shoot for a friends little girl and she helped my partner and I with some wonderful gender reveal photos!!
All in all Sarah is a wonderful photographer and will always rise to the challenge and produce great shoots! I could not recommend highly enough! Xx